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Shawns Swim School Mission

To develop happy, healthy and water educated children who love to learn new skills.

 

History of our swim school.

Our swim school opened in April 1994. In the first week we had two staff, a receptionist (Pam, Shawn's mum), and a teacher (Shawn). We taught a grand total of 40 students that week. As of July 2004 it has grown into a flourishing small business employing 20 staff and teaching approximately 1200 students each week, ranging from 4 month old babies to adults. In September of 2003 we were award the VAIC Swim School of the year!

 

 

Our Staff

Shawn has been teaching swimming since 1986 when he was 16 years old. He went to Melbourne University and completed a Bachelor Commerce by the end of 1992. All this time he was teaching swimming at various pools in the western suburbs of Melbourne. When he completed his degree he realised the accounting world was not for him and teaching swimming was what he loved. So he completed a Level 1 Coaching course as well as his Austswim and Pre-school Aquatics qualifications.
We now have 20 teachers , most of whom are ex-students of Shawns Swim School or parents of students. His wife Corrie works the front desk and his mum and dad (Ken and Pam) are also working at the pool.